February 2026
Datasette 1.0a24
Datasette 1.0a24 introduces file upload capabilities for the first time, along with streamlined development setup and enhanced JavaScript integration features. <div class="briefing-source-link"> <a...
Why Every Cold Application You Send Is a Waste of Time (And What Actually Works)
Digital platforms like LinkedIn, Spotify, and banks have long held informational asymmetry over users - they collect your data but only show you filtered views that serve their business interests....
Gemini in Chrome is INCREDIBLE! Google's Agentic AI Can Automate ANY Browser Task!
Google has integrated Gemini AI directly into Chrome, creating an agentic browser that can see, interact with, and automate web tasks like a human user. This represents a shift from passive browsing...
The Research Proves: MORE AI agents makes systems WORSE, not better
Recent research from Google and MIT reveals that adding more AI agents to a system actually degrades performance rather than improving it. The study found that coordination overhead grows faster than...
KIMI K2.5 AGENT SWARM is INSANE
Kimi K2.5 is a new open-source AI model that introduces an "agent swarm" mode capable of deploying up to 100 sub-agents working in parallel. The video tests whether this model can replicate complex...
Adding dynamic features to an aggressively cached website
Simon Willison explains how he added dynamic features to his blog that work despite aggressive 15-minute Cloudflare caching. The key insight is using client-side JavaScript with localStorage to add...
Why 40% of Multi-Agent Projects FAIL
Gartner predicts 40% of multi-agent AI projects will be cancelled by 2027. The main reason for failure is that teams are building based on social media hype rather than learning from practitioners...
The Five Levels: from Spicy Autocomplete to the Dark Factory
Dan Shapiro proposes a five-level model for AI-assisted programming evolution, from basic autocomplete to fully autonomous software development where humans never review AI-generated code. The levels...
The creator of Clawd: "I ship code I don't read"
Peter Stainberger, creator of PSPDFKit and Clawbot, shares his unconventional approach to modern development. He demonstrates how AI-assisted development enables shipping code without traditional...
The Ticking Time Bomb in Every Codebase Over 18 Months Old (How to Fix It Before It's Too Late)
Software architecture failures aren't caused by bad engineering decisions, but by lost context as codebases grow beyond human cognitive limits. AI may be structurally better at architectural...